Brandished

"Brandished" in a Sentence (6 examples)

While she was screaming, she brandished the knife.

Tom brandished a shotgun on Mary.

The ogre brandished a crude cudgel.

Documents presented to court state that the security personnel were armed with deadly weapons and brandished them “with gusto” as they stormed into the offices and made the arrests.

Boris brandished a machete.

He brandished the knife at me.

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